[Global Times Special Correspondent Cheng Dong] Tensions between Russia and Ukraine have intensified. Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party authorities also followed the United States to "intervene" and intend to follow up sanctions against Russia, including banning the export of semiconductors to Russia.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said on the 23rd that it is unwise for some people in the Taiwan authorities to take advantage of the Ukraine issue to rub off on hot spots and China. "Taiwan is indeed not Ukraine. Taiwan has always been an inalienable part of China's territory. irrefutable historical and juridical facts".
The pro-green Liberty Electronic News said on the 23rd that Taiwan will take concerted actions based on cooperation with the United States and Japan, and the Tsai Ing-wen authorities have long prepared for the inventory of related control items in response to the situation in Ukraine. Sensitive uses such as major infrastructure and technology, and even products required for the expansion of the civilian production industry, classified according to the impact level, may become a sanction option for Taiwan to cooperate with the international community in the near future”, including requiring manufacturers to cooperate with relevant final products. For Russia and others, it mainly depends on the coordination situation in other regions and President Putin's next decision.
The media also boasted that Taiwan is a major supplier of semiconductors, and the authorities' attitude "affects the effectiveness of international punishment" and "will have a substantial impact on the development of Russian industries."
Taiwan's "Central News Agency" said on the 23rd that the Biden administration of the United States is enlisting the support of powerful Asian economies to launch severe sanctions and export control measures against Russia. Among them, Taiwan, Singapore and Japan are semiconductors, computer chips and other high-tech exports that Russia relies on. The main origin of the product.
In this regard, Taiwan's "Ministry of Economics" responded on the 23rd, "We will pay close attention to changes in the international situation. As a member of the international community, Taiwan is willing to participate in various efforts that contribute to the peaceful settlement of disputes."
Taiwan's "Ministry of Foreign Affairs" stated that it will continue to closely monitor the development of the situation in Ukraine, coordinate closely with the United States and other similar-minded regions, and take appropriate responses, "to jointly assist Ukraine and maintain regional peace and stability."
According to the statistics of Taiwan's "Ministry of Finance", Taiwan's total exports last year were 446.45 billion US dollars, and exports to Russia were 1.31 billion US dollars, accounting for about 0.3% of the total export value. In European statistics, the estimated proportion is small, "so even the implementation of economic sanctions will have a limited impact on Taiwan's export orders."
According to Taiwan's Zhongshi Electronic News on the 23rd, Tsai Ing-wen and "Executive President" Su Zhenchang, "Foreign Minister" Wu Zhaoxie, "Defense Minister" Qiu Guozheng and others listened to a briefing by the "National Security Council Ukraine Situation Response Team" early that morning.
In response to the latest developments in Ukraine, she put forward four requirements, including "condemning Russia and calling on all parties to resolve disputes peacefully and rationally", "continue to strengthen the response to military dynamics in the Taiwan Strait and ensure Taiwan's security", "comprehensively improve the response to cognitive warfare, and stabilize social morale." "And "continue to respond to various economic variables to maintain the stability of materials, prices and stock and foreign exchange markets."
When the situation in Ukraine heated up at the end of January, Tsai Ing-wen held a high-level meeting on "national security", claiming that "Taiwan has long faced military threats and intimidation from China, and empathizes with Ukraine's situation."
Some media took the opportunity to hype, the People's Liberation Army may take the opportunity to invade Taiwan.
On February 22, Taiwan's "national security" executives also claimed that "Taiwan's geostrategic importance, the level of US security commitment, and its position in the semiconductor supply chain are not comparable to Ukraine."
The analysis believes that the DPP authorities are considering following up on the US sanctions against Russia. On the one hand, they are trying to brush their presence and increase the so-called "international participation", and at the same time, they are also showing their "loyalty" to the United States.
Some netizens said bluntly, "Taiwan sanctions Russia? It's really funny..."
Public opinion on the island is quite concerned about the impact of the tensions between Russia and Ukraine on Taiwan's economy.
Zhang Jianyi, president of the "Taiwan Institute of Economics" said on the 23rd that the strength of the initial sanctions by the United States seems "no pain or itching", and we can continue to observe the follow-up development; if the situation heats up, it is likely to lead to further rise in commodity prices and aggravate inflationary pressures. Taiwan also May face the threat of imported inflation.
A poll released by the "Taiwan Public Opinion Foundation" on the 22nd showed that 63% of the respondents did not believe that "when Russia and Ukraine go to war, the mainland will take the opportunity to send troops to attack Taiwan."
In response to the comparison between Taiwan and Ukraine by Taiwanese politicians, Ma Xiaoguang, a spokesman for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council of China, directly criticized the so-called "empathy" on the 23rd as completely self-indulgent.
Recently, the DPP authorities have cooperated with the US and Western public opinion to maliciously hype the so-called "military threat" of the mainland by using the Ukraine issue, concealing their evil intention of internationalizing the Taiwan issue and inciting "anti-China and anti-China" populism in Taiwan, all for the sake of one party. Political manipulation for personal gain.
Regarding some people on the island who believe that the mainland may "use force" against Taiwan in the same way as the Ukrainian crisis model, Ma Xiaoguang said that he is willing to reiterate that Taiwan is a part of China and the Taiwan issue is purely China's internal affairs.
The root cause of the current tension and turmoil in the Taiwan Strait is that the DPP authorities colluded with external forces to pursue "independence" provocations. "Only by resolutely containing 'Taiwan independence' can peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait region be ensured, and the majority of Taiwan compatriots can not be afraid."